Clinton Kelly Biography
Clinton Kelly is an American media personality and fashion consultant born on 22nd February 1969 in Panama City, Panama. He is well known for co-hosting ‘What Not to Wear’ and ‘The Chew’ which earned him an Emmy Award.
Clinton Kelly Parents
His parents are Theresa Sciabarasi and Michael Sciabarasi.
Clinton Kelly Net worth
Clinton has an estimated net worth of $4 million dollars.
Clinton Kelly Husband/ Clinton Kelly Damon Bayles
In 2009 Kelly married Damon Bayles at their home in Bantam Connecticut. Damon is a clinical psychologist based in New York. He conducts seminars, coaching on health psychology, behavioral change, and mindfulness. He also works with Equinox Health Clubs on their Tier X coaching program.
Clinton Kelly Education
In 1987 he graduated from Comsewogue High School, he later joined Boston Collage graduating in 1991 with a degree in communications. In 1993 he graduated with a master’s degree in Journalism specializing in magazine publishing, from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.
Clinton Kelly Career
Clinton began his career as freelance writer and editor at several publications in New York. He was an editor at Marie Claire and later he joined Mademoiselle as a deputy editor where he contributed under the pseudonym “Joe L’Amour”. He later joined Daily News Record, a New York-based weekly men’s fashion and retail trade magazine, as the executive editor.
While working at ‘Daily News Record’ he auditioned as the host of TLC’s ‘What Not to Wear’. He got the role as a co-host alongside Stacy London. In 2008 he served as a guest consultant on ‘Miss America: Countdown to the Crown’, a reality TLC reality series.
Clinton Kelly The Chew
Clinton Kelly was a co host alongside Michael Symon and Carla Hall. The Chew celebrates and explores life through food, with a group of dynamic, engaging, fun, relatable co-hosts who serve up everything to do with food — from cooking and home entertaining to food trends, restaurants, holidays and more — all aimed at making life better, fuller and more fun.
Kelly by Clinton Kelly
The cloth line is for real women available at QVC. Some of the brand collaborations include a tabletop line, Effortless Table, available on through Macy’s and stationery through PAPYRUS. He served as a spokesman for Macy’s Wedding and Gift Registry for a decade. In July 2008 his Extended Tab 5 Trousers sold out in seven seconds.
Clinton Kelly Stacy London
Clinton Kelly and Stacy London co- hosted ‘What Not To Wear’. In November 2017 it was revealed that Stacy had blocked Clinton on Twitter. Clinton tweeted a screenshot showing that Stacy had blocked him. Some people speculated that the beef was a result of Clinton’s book “I Hate Everyone, Except You” which some claim bashed Stacy. Clinton shut down the rumors tweeting
“Don’t go spreading out-of-context bulls–t, you obviously didn’t read the book.”
The next day after the tweet he said on his show ‘The Chew’, “I noticed that I’ve been tagged in the same tweet as my ‘What Not to Wear’ co-host Stacy London, so I click on her name to see what this tweet is all about and what pops up is, ‘you have been blocked from viewing Stacy London’s tweets,’ and it was literally like getting a little slap in the face … she could have unblocked me, which she hasn’t.”
Two months later Stacy took to Instagram posted the “block” feature on Instagram and captioned.
“Last night, I was thinking about forgiveness. It’s very easy to say but sometimes not easy to do truthfully, If you’re like me when I’m hurt I can hold a grudge. I know the old adage: ‘Being angry or vengeful or hateful to someone because they’ve wronged you is like taking poison expecting the other person to die. “Anger is much easier to cope with for me than sadness and pain. Being angry feels pro-active and empowering, like I’m in control of the situation. But last night (and WHY last night, I’m not sure) it occurred to me that taking action like blocking people in order to feel some sense of
control over other’s actions is a waste of my time. I can’t stop people from the way they behave. I can’t stop them from being angry with me, hurtful to me, or indifferent to me. I can block ex-friends and ex-lovers, people I feel wronged by, but to what end? For the most part, these people aren’t even looking at my accounts in the first place and even if they were, why would being able to see this highlight reel of my life matter in the slightest? I’m talking about those I’ve had trouble forgiving for one reason or another. The problem is the more I hold on to my anger, the more I hurt, not them. And while feeling pain and sadness sucks, it’s necessary, NOT damaging. I’m sure you’ve heard this 1000x before but it hit me: forgiveness doesn’t mean things are reparable,” she concluded. “It doesn’t mean I can have these people back in my life or
want to (though I don’t discount the possibility that maybe some day I will). It doesn’t even mean I’ll tell them. Forgiveness is something you give yourself to move on, to find peace, to let go. So I unblocked a bunch of people today. If this resonates, maybe you can too.”
Clinton Kelly Books
- Freakin’ Fabulous
- Freakin’ Fabulous on a Budge
- Oh, No She Didn’t
- I Hate Everyone, Except You.
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Clinton Kelly Interview
Clinton was interviewed by the Ctpost about his book ‘I Hate Everyone, Except You’
Please explain the title? Who do you hate?
Clinton Kelly: It was just one of those things. I don’t really hate anybody. The title just sort of encapsulates my mood sometimes, more than people know. People always think I am a happy guy and always in a good mood. But that’s not life. It can be more stressful than people realize. So the intent is that whoever is reading the book is the one I don’t hate. You know, like when you are complaining to a best friend about everyone you can’t stand, and then you say, “except you.”
It seemed like you were being a little mean in some stories. What were you trying to convey?
Clinton Kelly: I’m just telling the truth. I thought long and hard about it as I wrote the book and the people portrayed in it. When it comes to my family, Damon, my parents and sisters, I was careful to not throw them under the bus. I would never make money out of making someone in my family look silly or mean. The book is from my perspective, and there are places in it where I am going to be honest. I could have told a lot of stories about a lot of celebrities and didn’t. It’s a book about me. And honestly, I don’t think you can be too honest, especially in this day and age.
This book is quite a departure from your others. In some ways it almost seems more like a self-help book, one intended to inspire someone who struggles to find peace and move on. What did you want it to be?
Clinton Kelly: What did I want the book to be? I wanted some stories to be funny. I wanted to share my honest, human emotions with people who have watched me for the past 15 years since I began “What Not To Wear” and then “The Chew.” I wanted to share the romantic, embarrassing, the depressing, the frustrating things that happened to me in my life. I wanted them to see I am a fully formed human being at 47, nearly 48 years old, and that I have experienced the full range of emotions. I wanted to take them on a little ride through my life with me.
Do you think seeing you as something else is the downside of being a celebrity?
Clinton Kelly: I do not exist in vacuum. I have had phenomenal and some not-so-great experiences in my life and I have learned a lot. I have had a great relationship with my fans. I could have wallowed in the fact that my parents got divorced, or that I wasn’t as attractive as I wanted to be or that I wasn’t popular in school. I guess the book is me saying, “You have to look past that stuff.” It’s me saying I am a real live human being just like you, and maybe you can take some of my advice and learn something.
It seems you had a lot to share and have finally come to peace with your fame. Yes?
Clinton Kelly: I have led 100 different lives and chased different dreams. I reached a big moment in my life, a point where I felt I could share them with people I don’t even know. For the longest time, I was so uncomfortable with fame. After “What Not To Wear” began, I was uncomfortable when people knew who I was and how I looked. Now I am going to be open and just don’t care. Just going to be me.
Among the stories you tell is that not-so-nice one about Paula Deen when you insulted her chicken wing recipe, and then, of course, the love/hate relationship with your former “WNTW” co-host Stacy London. Any second thoughts on telling those tales?
Clinton Kelly: I don’t think I am even on Paula Deen’s radar. And as far as Stacy, we loved each other and despised each other, and if she were writing a book, I expect she would say exactly what she thought about me too. And it would be fine.
Lest people think everything you touch turns to success, you do address that unfortunate line of dinnerware you launched for Macy’s, and it kind of fizzled. How do you address your mistakes?
Clinton Kelly: The biggest lesson I learned was if you really want something to work, you have to throw yourself into it 100 percent. And sometimes there aren’t enough hours in the day to do that. The dinnerware didn’t go so well, but my line of womenswear sold on QVC is doing quite well.
It’s been a few years since you bought your home in Connecticut. Still loving it?
Clinton Kelly: Yes, although lately we are not there as much as we used to be, but it’s still our favorite place. It’s the most beautiful place in the world to us, and if I could, it would be the only place I’d live. We redid the kitchen and it’s my favorite room.
Did you keep the antler chandelier that was so cutting-edge when you first moved to Connecticut?
Clinton Kelly: The new kitchen is built around that chandelier.
You also write about the incessant sitcom scripts you write, but never seem to see the light of day. Are you still trying to get those produced?
Clinton Kelly: Yep, I am still at it. I write them in these moleskin notebooks. Maybe someday.
And the lottery tickets you and Damon buy, but never check on to see if you’ve won. You see these news announcements about nearly expired lottery tickets for a million dollars that have not been cashed in. It could be you.
Clinton Kelly: Funny you mentioned that. We just found a whole bunch, and we never had them scanned. I’m not sure winning would make a big difference in our lives.
You wrote you had little self-confidence, yet here you are. What’s your advice to others who question their worth or their chance of success?
Clinton Kelly: Stop comparing yourself to other people. Like I mention in one of the stories in the book, your life is about you and you alone. It is not about other people. It is your story and your life is your life. Write it the way you want it. And don’t be fooled by what you think you see in others. You might think you are looking at someone who has the life you want. But that doesn’t necessarily make them happy.
What’s your philosophy about life?
Clinton Kelly: What you do with your life is a conscious choice. I asked my 97-year-old grandma what her secret was to the life she has had. She told me she wakes up each morning and says to herself, “It is going to be a great day.” The point is, it’s about perspective. And telling yourself, this bad mood I am in, it’s just temporary. Your life is about you and you alone. It’s your story. Write it the way you want it.
Source: www.ctpost.com